Sort of Immortal
I’m Sort of Immortal, of course I can survive that fall, take that hit, endure those burns.
Substitutes for: Health.
Feature: Provides Wound Threshold.
Feature: Substitutes For Dodge.
Feature: Substitutes for
Every standard identity substitutes for at least one ability, by default, or more if taken as an additional feature. It’s only for taking actions that the ability it subs for ordinarily covers.
An identity does not sub for that ability for the purposes of coercing a shock meter or making a stress check, unless it has the Resists Shock or Coerces feature respectively.
Psych-Salad Survivor
I’m a Psych-Salad Survivor, of course I can register as mostly normal on the commonest psychological tests, resist sedatives, sit and stare at the wall without moving for hours on end.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Resists challenges to Violence.
Feature: Evaluates Self.
Authentic Thaumaturge
I’m an Authentic Thaumaturge, of course I can read a couple dead languages, spot mystic symbols incorporated into everyday objects, babble disturbingly.
Substitutes for: Knowledge.
Feature: Casts Rituals.
Feature: Every Authentic Thaumaturge starts play knowing two minor rituals of the player’s choice, or two chosen by the GM as being particularly likely to be useful (unique).
Zookeeper
I’m a Zookeeper, of course I can get into the zoo, acquire poisonous snake venom, remain unbothered by the anteater’s incredible stench.
Substitutes for: Knowledge.
Feature: Provides Initiative.
Feature: Substitutes for Dodge.
Yardbird
I’m a Yardbird, of course I can play dumb, craft makeshift weapons, know when things are about to get ugly.
Substitutes for: Dodge.
Feature: Substitutes for Fitness.
Feature: Provides Initiative.
X-Ray Technician
I’m an X-Ray Technician, of course I can move around the hospital without arousing suspicion, use an x-ray machine, tell you crazy stories about stuff that’s been inside people.
Substitutes for: Knowledge.
Feature: Resists challenges to Helplessness.
Feature: Substitutes for Status.
Weather Forecaster
I’m a Weather Forecaster, of course I can introduce you to everyone at the local news station, identify cloud types, ridicule climate change deniers.
Substitutes for: Knowledge.
Feature: Substitutes for Notice.
Feature: Substitutes for Status.
Veteran
I’m a Veteran, of course I can speak in military jargon, endure discomfort, kick nine kinds of ass on Xbox.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Resists challenges to Violence.
Feature: Provides Firearm Attacks.
Undertaker
I’m an Undertaker, of course I can politely (albeit superficially) console the grieving, make a good guess about what happened to a corpse, use a lot of terrifying tools and chemicals.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Resists challenges to Violence.
Feature: Substitutes for Secrecy.
Trucker
I’m a Trucker, of course I can stay awake, use my Teamster connections, fix basic automotive damage.
Substitutes for: Pursuit.
Feature: Resists challenges to Isolation.
Feature: Smuggle stuff and people over state and national lines (unique).